How do U vacuum?

[ridgidwd0670]

Do U use ALL of the above-floor accessories?

Do U vacuum the above-floor areas first then the floor or carpet?

What pattern do U vacuum the hard surface floor or carpet? Linear or fan pattern?

I do the floor & carpet at least once daily making a 'fan' pattern as I work my way into the room

Once or twice a week I use a REAL dusting brush (Compact/TriStar or Aerus/Electrolux with rubber brush body & HORSEHAIR bristles) I HATE dusting brushes with HARD PLASTIC BODY & PLASTIC BRISTLES!

I use the crevice tool every other vacing session

I also vacuum the floor first then do the dusting or upholstery because I'm 'picky' about getting dirt outside the vac

Sometimes I use two or more vacs for a cleaning job (I use the Eureka ESP for carpet & Royal metal hand vac for the sofa)

 

[lesinutah]

I

I get my extension wands and vacuum ceiling fans and dusting areas with horsehair dusting brush. I then vacuum furthest area of the room from the plug in and work towards where machine is plugged in.
I dust first so if any dusts floats onto the floor I can clean it. The flooring is different. I do rugs and then oak floors. I move chairs or furniture on rugs vacuum and then put items back. I then follow the flow of the power cord.
I use rainbows 10 inch floor brush for dusting. I use power nozzle everywhere on all surfaces not dusted. I use turbo spin brush on the stairs. I do sometimes use a handvac on the stairs.
Les

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Interesting topic

I use vintage Hoover tools. circa 1960s/70s. They are rubber with nice bristles. Carved tables, lampshades = dusting brush. Upholstery = upholstery brush, nice, wide floorbrush = hardwood and tile, crevice tool = everything else. Hoover Convertible =all carpets. Sometimes, a Constellation, or a slimline. There's usually a Handivac plugged in, at the ready. Staircases = brushvac.

 

[real1shep]

I keep it mixed up for fun. I sometimes use a Royal or Hoover Convertible for the two rooms with rugs. On the hard floors I use the retro Constellation or a Electrolux Diamond J....sometimes a 1205 if I feel like it or on rare occasions, a Model G.

But if I'm in a hurry and want a completely thorough job done I always defect to the Diamond J with the PN and use the rubber upholstery brush for above floor cleaning. That model vac is a force of nature.

However....I find it tedious to vacuum electronics and other above the floor bits with a vacuum. So.....I started using those Swifter type hand brushes. When they're full, I throw away and clip on another. They've been a godsend for dusting and I don't see them scratching anything.

I don't really pattern on the rugs because they're junkie carpets. When I replace with something nicer, I'll probably develop some sort of pattern for appearance sake.

Kevin

 

[suckolux]

I clean from ceiling down, a few different machines normally. On the rugs, north/ south and then east/ west. Always.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

If interesting you mentioned carpets and patterns.

The wool Chinese rugs here have medallions, but. you still can see brushroll patterns. The hallway is solid red, and my room, (I'm sure you've all heard by now) is Karastan. It is white.. One of the great things about it ,is that, if you vacuum just the right right way, it leaves perfect Hoover tracks. Often, I'll 'vacuum myself out of the room". One, even, I caught someone in there. Well, because of the the shoe prints, I knew someone had been in there.
I'm hoping to get a friend of mine to help me make a Youtube video of me using various Hoover appliances here. I've never made a youtube before.

 

[real1shep]

Well......

That would be awesome, John!


Kevin

 

[gottahaveahoove]

you'd really like to see that?My machines?

aLL OVER THIS OLD PLACE?
Well, if you really would, I'll try to get my friend to help me.

 

[oreck_xl]

I know I would!!!

You have an impressive collection of Hoovers as well as Hoover appliances and other Hoover memorabilia. It would be a great way for others across the country to see and appreciate.

 

[real1shep]

Me too.....

I think it would be a hoot and a great way to see a variety of working, old Hoovers!

Kevin

 

[dysonman1]

I never thought of doing a youtube video. Maybe one of the guys who's coming to the Vacuum Cleaner Collectors Convention in September will film it. I have a lot to say. Won't that be fun? So many machines to demonstrate.

To answer the original question, I vacuum the way the Hoover Company suggested way back in the 1930's. They had a manual for Home Ec departments that was very well written and I have a copy. They suggested to push the cleaner forward at one foot per second, and pull it back at six inches per second (giving the agitator time to clean as well as stand the nap up). I try to follow that rule.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Then, I'll have to have one of my friends help me do th

There are 400+ Hoover products here.
Where to start????????????

 

[suckolux]

I adapted my carpet vacuuming technique from how I use the shampooer on the carpet it seems to pull it up from every angle that way

 

[tazcatsdad]

About YouTube Videos ...

<span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;">John, if ever the opportunity presents itself for me to find myself in your neck of the woods, and we don’t have to deal with this danged pandemic anymore, I would be glad to help you make some YouTube videos.  I have a very nice, professional video production setup and would love to help you if I can.</span>


 


<span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;">Bill W.</span>

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Wouldn't that be fun?

Thank you.

 

[jo]

How I clean

Usually I dust with one of those cotton dust mops, but a mini one like a California dash duster...everything above floor....stopping periodically to vacuum the dust off of it with my vacuum hose end. I usually use my Electrolux Silverado while doing this...next I start vacuuming working my way around the room, we have mostly hard floor surfaces so use the flip over rug and floor tool and as I get closer to the corners behind a piece of furniture I stop and put the dusting brush on to deal with right spots behind or around any furniture or Obstacles or in corners And use the dusting brush on any plantation shutters once in a while and also our louvered closet doors as most of our closet door have louvers for better air circulation, prevents musty or mold in closets as we live in a pier and beam house that gets wet underneath in the rainy seasons. Then I go back to doing the floors as I work my way around the room and switch back as needed to the dusting brush. Sometimes I use it on the end of the hose, sometimes on the end of the double metal wands and just recently have started enjoying using it on the end of just one of the wands, really depends on what I’m cleaning and what type of control I need of the tool and how far the reach needs to be. I usually use the combo dusting brush upholstery tool for all of this and use the upholstery side to get under the couch cushions but once in a while I’ll do this with the sidekick for a more thorough cleaning. I’ll use the sidekick on the mattress too or sometimes just the rug side of the combination rug and floor tool connected right to the hose handle to do the mattress, just depends on my mood and if I have the sidekick with me or not.

I use the sidekick for the carpet in my walk in closet because it’s not that big and there’s all sorts of little spaces to get into and shoes to move, etc and it just makes it easier to maneuver in my 5x5 closet which I call a dressing room as the way it’s configured, I have a small hassock in there to sit on to our my socks on etc. and there’s a medium dresser in there too along with some hanging space and hampers and shelves. Getting the bigger power nozzle in the small space is less thorough and more clumsy but I do do that on occasion if I’m in a hurry.

We only have small area rugs and they get vacuumed either with the rug side of the combination rug and floor tool or the power nozzle depending on how thoroughly I’m cleaning and how much time I have. We do have cowhides in our master bedroom on either side of the bed and I’ve found they clean best using the brush side of the rug and floor tool pulling or pushing it away from the spine area only in the one direction to brush the hairs much like one would if I was brushing the animal itself. I NEVER use the power nozzle on these for fear of tearing out the hairs. The natural horsehair bristles of the combo tool work beautifully to clean and groom the cowhides while being gentle on them.

I have a shark rocket stick vac that I use sometimes too and it has the hard floor hero floor brush and I use that and switch to the power nozzle only for the little area rugs. The hard floor hero floor tool doesn’t work as well as the Electrolux’s rug and floor tool on those cowhides to groom as neatly as it has slots in the bristles which leave an odd pattern.

I usually add an old 35 foot vacuum cleaner power cord I salvaged off a trashed vacuum made into an extension cord by adding a female end and plug that to my Electrolux or Shark’s Cord so I don’t have to stop and replug often. With this extension cord added to the regular cords I can do the whole house plugged in to one outlet except for the master bedroom suite which has a large bathroom which I also vacuum and I just plug it in to the outlet in the hallway area of the master as there’s a convenient outlet there.

I prefer to not visit a part of a room twice in my cleaning routine so I really enjoy either of these two styles of machines I have as I can quickly and easily convert to any type of cleaning I need whether floor, furniture, ceilings, tight spots etc.

Jon

 

[human]

Not brain surgery...

1. Assess the task at hand.
2. Choose the correct machine and any needed accessories for the job.
3. Assemble parts as necessary.
4. Check the bag.
5. Plug it in.
6. Turn it on.
7. Get it done.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

We could make youtube videos showing

multiples! There are 4 1076(s), 8 69(s), 8 70(s), 3 67(s), 3 28(s), as well as multiple Connies, Handivacs, etc. I could do a "montage"
Tom A. and I were talking the other night (regularly). We thought that the only thing better than 1 69 would be. 2. and so on.
If that's what we like, why not?!
Also, there were slight changes in some models, mid -production.

 

[real1shep]

John,
I wound up with a Model 1076.....what would distinguish it from a Model 69 in actual build quality?

Someone here a few yrs ago(?) bought a convertible with the red switch and red Hoover logo on the handle...paid three figures.....was that a Model 69?

I was offered an older convertible than the 1076....I just liked the looks of the 1076 better.....probably a mistake.

Kevin